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| Fire ravages Normanton school building | Fire ravages Normanton school building |
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| A fire has broken out at a school where pupils were gathered waiting to collect their GCSE results. | A fire has broken out at a school where pupils were gathered waiting to collect their GCSE results. |
| West Yorkshire Fire Service said half of the building was ablaze. | West Yorkshire Fire Service said half of the building was ablaze. |
| More than 50 firefighters are at the scene at the Freeston Academy in Normanton, near Wakefield. | More than 50 firefighters are at the scene at the Freeston Academy in Normanton, near Wakefield. |
| The fire service said no injuries had been reported and GCSE students were unaffected by the blaze, which broke out on the first floor of the building. | The fire service said no injuries had been reported and GCSE students were unaffected by the blaze, which broke out on the first floor of the building. |
| Local residents have been advised to keep windows closed and stay inside. | Local residents have been advised to keep windows closed and stay inside. |
| Pupils in tears | Pupils in tears |
| A caller to Radio Leeds said: "I was on my way home when I saw this massive smoke and flames. | A caller to Radio Leeds said: "I was on my way home when I saw this massive smoke and flames. |
| "There's about 30 or 40 firefighters and police there. | "There's about 30 or 40 firefighters and police there. |
| "They've turned us all away and stopped us all going up the street. | "They've turned us all away and stopped us all going up the street. |
| "There's loads of kids here waiting for their GCSE results and they're all coming away in tears." | "There's loads of kids here waiting for their GCSE results and they're all coming away in tears." |
| Pupils at the school were directed to the sports hall to collect their exam results. |